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the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature. Source:dictionary.con
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When can a bill be stopped or killed?
Veto, Pocket Veto, and if the Senate or House rejects.
What is a word to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law?
veto
The veto and pocket veto are two ways that the what can reject a bill?
The veto and the pocket veto are two ways that the _____ can reject a bill
What is a package veto?
A package veto is a vote of "no" by a governor or the President of the United States for the whole bill, not just a part of a bill. The right to veto allows for the vetoer to choose either a part of the bill to veto or vote no on an entire bill.
What can congress do if the president wants a bill passed and congress doesn't?
Congress can override the President's veto of a bill. They can do so by submitting the bill to both the Senate and the House of Representative for vote and both houses must reach a two-thirds vote in favor of the bill becoming a law.
Who is the president checking when he veto's a bill?
When the president is checking congress when he veto or reject a bill
What is it called when a president rejects a bill passed by Congress and sends it back to Congress?
The rejection of a bill is commonly called "vetoing" the bill. "Veto" is Latin for "I forbid".
A pocket veto differs from a regular presidential veto in that the pocket veto?
A pocket veto is not a direct veto of a bill. Rather, it occurs when the president holds onto a bill, unsigned, until after Congress adjourns.
What is the difference of a veto and a pocket veto?
To veto a bill, the executive returns it to the legislature with a list of objections. To perform a pocket veto, the executive simply fails to either return it or sign it, the effect of which is to veto the bill.
Who can veto a reform bill?
Only the president can veto a bill of any kind that is passed by the Congress.
The president can do two things to the bill passed congress what are they?
veto it or pass it. 2nd Answer: Good answer, but the president can also simply not veto or sign it, but let it just sit there. Here's how it works: The President has 10 days, not counting Sundays to sign or veto a bill. If (s)he does neither and Congress is in session, the bill then passes just as if (s)he signed it. If (s)he does neither, and Congress is out of session, even if the President already has the bill, then the bill fails. This is called a 'pocket veto'. (Put the bill in your pocket and forget about it.)
What does veto a bill mean?
Only the president may veto a bill and if he does it is not passed, however if the bill can get 2/3 of congress to vote yes to the bill then it may be passed. Usually though if a bill is vetoed it is not passed.
